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How can I get my router and Inprocomm IPN2220 wireless network card connected?
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I can not connect to my Techniclan WAR-54G router's personal wireless network via my older Acer Travelmate 2300 XP Pro laptop that uses a InProComm IPN2220 wireless network card. However, ...
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Looking for a new, free firewall (Sunbelt has a huge hole)
I've been using Sunbelt Personal Firewall v. 4.5 (previously Kerio). I've discovered that blocking Firefox connections in the configuration doesn't stop EXISTING Firefox connections. (See my post ...
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How to enable the Security tab in Explorer folder properties?
I am using Windows XP Professional SP2 and am logging on with an administrator account.
When I right click on any folder and choose Properties I am unable to see the "Security" and "Customize" tabs. ...
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RDP to WinXP Machine Denied
I've got a Windows XP workstation that I'm trying to access via RDP.
It keeps giving me the following error when I try to log in using RDP:
The local policy of this system does not permit you to ...
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Run blocked application in Windows XP
I have an old Windows XP system running inside a VirtualBox because I have some very old programs which run only in Win XP.
Now I changed my printer and wanted to install the new printer (HP Envy 6000,...
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New Windows XP updates started to show up in fall 2014
Since Windows XP support ended in April 2014, my automatic update client went quiet. But about two months ago updates started to show up in it again!
Naturally, I was suspicious that Microsoft might ...
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Cryptographic Service error message on Windows XP SP3
Does anyone have an idea on what can be done to fix the cryptographic services on a windows xp service pack 3 machine?
It might also be a wrong security setting, but I think I would have found it, if ...
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How to encrypt my remote machine? (Which I access via RDP.)
I've got a small server, mainly for backup purpose. I store sensitive data there, so I'd like to apply some kind of data encryption. Truecrypt's system encryption would be perfect, except I can't even ...
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Easier way to get extended information about Microsoft Security Updates?
Part of my weekly routine involves setting aside often up to an hour to sift through the latest security updates from Microsoft, to determine which ones are actually worth considering and which ones (...
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how to restrict access to an application in windows xp
How to restrict a guest account from accessing a certain application in windows xp.
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Migrating Old Windows XP and 7 machines to VMs to improve security
I work for a manufacturing company which has all kinds of equipment that runs older operating systems. Some have computers that run full blown Windows XP and Windows 7, while others run embedded ...
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Is auditing possible on Windows XP Home Edition?
Although Windows XP Professional has (a lot more) control over Security issues, Windows XP Home Edition does allow the regular user to probe around and allows to set Security settings on folders and ...
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Use of multiple keyfiles for TrueCrypt
As mentioned in documentation, TrueCrypt would use first 1024 kilobytes of any large file to create SHA-512 Hash which will be combined with password to get the final hash.
E.g. SHA-512(SHA-512(...
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Alias network adapter in Windows XP
I use a VPN channel for an online banking client.
This channel is implemented as an NDIS filter installed on the outbound network interface which gets activated when you insert the smart card.
When ...
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XP, how can I copy permissions from one partition to another, had no permssions and getting access denied trying to fix?
For some reason, I'm not sure why, I have no permissions in the security tab/advanced tab for one partition. I'm trying to add them back by copying them manually from another partition.
However when ...
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